the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth
怀孕,妊娠。
the duration of such a process
怀孕期,妊娠期。
〈喻〉形成,孕育
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various ideas are in the process of gestation .各种想法正在酝酿之中。
"mid 16th cent. (denoting an excursion on horseback, in a carriage, etc., considered as exercise): from Latin